Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC Specs & DoF

18–200 mm

Focal length

f/3.5–6.3

Maximum aperture

100°–12°

Diagonal angle of view (Full frame)

Full frame

Designed for

11.1×

Zoom ratio

Specifications#

Brand: Tamron
Model: 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC
Lens type: Superzoom
Focal length: 18–200 mm
Maximum aperture: f/3.5–6.3
Image circle: Full frame (36×24 mm)
Mount(s): Sony E-mount, Canon EF-M
Projection: Rectilinear
Stabilisation: Yes (optical)
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 18 mm	At 60 mm	At 200 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
Full frame	18 mm · 100°	60 mm · 40°	200 mm · 12°	f/3.5
APS-C	27 mm · 76°	90 mm · 26°	300 mm · 8°	f/5.2
APS-C (Canon)	29 mm · 73°	96 mm · 25°	320 mm · 8°	f/5.6
Micro Four Thirds	36 mm · 62°	120 mm · 20°	400 mm · 6°	f/7.0

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Full frame format (CoC 30 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 20 mm f/4 on full frame.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
18 mm	f/3.5	70.8 cm	4.37 m	∞	∞	3.10 m	0.1%
18 mm	f/4	83.8 cm	6.37 m	∞	∞	2.72 m	0.1%
18 mm	f/8	3.09 m	∞	∞	∞	1.37 m	0.1%
60 mm	f/3.5	5.5 cm	22.7 cm	1.47 m	6.33 m	34.3 m	1.5%
60 mm	f/4	6.3 cm	26.0 cm	1.69 m	7.44 m	30.1 m	1.3%
60 mm	f/8	12.6 cm	52.6 cm	3.69 m	23.6 m	15.1 m	0.6%
200 mm	f/3.5	0.4 cm	1.9 cm	12.6 cm	51.5 cm	381 m	17.6%
200 mm	f/4	0.5 cm	2.2 cm	14.4 cm	58.9 cm	334 m	15.4%
200 mm	f/8	1.0 cm	4.3 cm	28.8 cm	1.18 m	167 m	7.7%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 18 mm	NPF at 18 mm, f/3.5
Full frame	1/200 s	28 s	17 s
APS-C	1/320 s	19 s	13 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/320 s	17 s	13 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/400 s	14 s	12 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native Sony E-mount and Canon EF-M mount.

Adapt it to other systems#

Nikon Z Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q Nikon Z Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q

Similar lenses#

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS f/3.5–5.6
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS f/3.5–6.3
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE f/3.5–6.3
Tamron E 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 f/3.5–6.3
Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG | Contemporary f/3.5–6.3
Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | C f/3.5–6.7
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS f/3.5–6.3
Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071 f/2.8–5.6
Tamron 50-400 mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (A067) f/4.5–6.3

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC full frame?

Yes — it covers the full 36 × 24 mm frame.

What is the Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC equivalent to on APS-C?

On a 1.5× APS-C body it frames like 27–300 mm, and like 29–320 mm on Canon APS-C.

What is the Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC good for?

As a superzoom it suits travel photography with one lens from wide to telephoto.

Sources & licences#

Lensfun lens database — CC BY-SA 3.0